You have to see it: Tamiya builds an actual race car

For a lot of car nuts, their passion for speed began not in a garage or on a racetrack, but on a desk in their bedroom with a handy bottle of glue by their side. Kids who grew up in the '80s and the '90s already know what we're talking about. Back then, Tamiyamodels were the real deal--the real 'in' thing.

While the Tamiya fever has pretty much all but died down in this corner of the world, the hobby model kits still maintain a strong following in their home market of Japan. So strong, in fact, that the Japanese model-car maker actually built a real-life (and running) Aero Avante for fans to enjoy! Now, that's what you call some serious model-building.

Tamiya posted a video of the vehicle on its YouTube page, but unfortunately we don't speak Nihongo, so we can't understand a word they're saying.

We don't know about you guys, but seeing a real-life Tamiya roll down the street has given us a really bad case of nostalgia. Who can recall bringing one to school, then having to hide it with every passing teacher for fear of getting it confiscated?

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